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Monday, March 9, 2015Regular season · 8 games
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8 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Box score
Wizards95
Hornets69
Q1 WAS +15; Q2 WAS +10; Q3 WAS +17; Q4 WAS +26
Final · Box score
Kings105
Hawks130
Q1 ATL +13; Q2 ATL +22; Q3 ATL +23; Q4 ATL +25
Final · Box score
Celtics100
Heat90
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +3; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +10
Final · Box score
Grizzlies101
Bulls91
Q1 Grizzlies 0; Q2 MEM +2; Q3 MEM +8; Q4 MEM +10
Final · Box score
Pelicans114
Bucks103
Q1 NOP +3; Q2 NOP +10; Q3 NOP +3; Q4 NOP +11
Final · Box score
Knicks78
Nuggets106
Q1 Nuggets 0; Q2 DEN +15; Q3 DEN +32; Q4 DEN +28
Final · Box score
Warriors98
Suns80
Q1 GSW +6; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +15; Q4 GSW +18
Final · Box score
Wolves76
Clippers89
Q1 Clippers 0; Q2 LAC +9; Q3 LAC +12; Q4 LAC +13
On this day · 2013–14Mar 9, 2014: 9 games. Top scorer: Jodie Meeks (Lakers-Thunder), 42 points.
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The lead · Celtics-Heat

Boston beats Miami, 100–90

Anthony Davis goes for 43 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+3+9+10BOS AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics24193027100
Heat1921242690
Who led
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 19, 28, 20, 11, 21, 27, 21, 25BOS25 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 8, 8, 15, 15, 7, 17, 19, 14BOS14 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 18, 18, 11, 22, 16, 25, 28, 34MIA34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 7 games: 7, 9, 12, 4, 13, 18, 14MIA14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Bulls

Memphis handles Chicago by 10

The Grizzlies won the third quarter 32–26. Final: 101–91. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

The whole night · final margins
BOS over MIA10MEM over CHI10NOP over MIL11LAC over MIN13GSW over PHX18ATL over SAC25WAS over CHA26DEN over NYK28Final margin, points. Pink = MEM over CHI.
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Bulls10
Pelicans-Bucks9
Celtics-Heat5
Wizards-Hornets3
Kings-Hawks3
Wolves-Clippers3
Knicks-Nuggets1
Warriors-Suns1
The night in charts
Kings-Hawks combined for 235, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-HawksKings 105, Hawks 130
235
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 114, Bucks 103
217
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 101, Bulls 91
192
Celtics-HeatCeltics 100, Heat 90
190
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 78, Nuggets 106
184
Warriors-SunsWarriors 98, Suns 80
178
Wolves-ClippersWolves 76, Clippers 89
165
Wizards-HornetsWizards 95, Hornets 69
164
BOS won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 100, Heat 90
+10 BOS
Grizzlies-BullsGrizzlies 101, Bulls 91
+10 MEM
Pelicans-BucksPelicans 114, Bucks 103
+11 NOP
Wolves-ClippersWolves 76, Clippers 89
+13 LAC
Warriors-SunsWarriors 98, Suns 80
+18 GSW
Kings-HawksKings 105, Hawks 130
+25 ATL
Wizards-HornetsWizards 95, Hornets 69
+26 WAS
Knicks-NuggetsKnicks 78, Nuggets 106
+28 DEN
Jordan shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JordanLAC · 20 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
91% (10-11)
GortatWAS · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL
82% (9-11)
ADNOP · 43 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
74% (17-23)
HorfordATL · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
GiannisMIL · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
Final · Pelicans-Bucks
Pelicans 114Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29312727114
Bucks26243419103
The story
Eric Gordon had 16 points as New Orleans beat Milwaukee 114-103

Michael Carter-Williams led Milwaukee with 25 PTS, 7 AST 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Pelicans won the fourth 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

NOP lead by quarter
200 +3+10+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Clippers
Wolves 76Clippers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2514231476
Clippers2523261589
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 89-76 behind 20 points and 17 rebounds from DeAndre Jordan

Adreian Payne paced Minnesota: 16 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 10-11 FG

The swing

A 23-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 0+9+12+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Suns
Warriors 98Suns 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2521302298
Suns1927151980
The story
Stephen Curry's 36 points carried Golden State past Phoenix, 98-80

For Phoenix, Alex Len had 11 REB, 10 PTS 36 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 14-24 FG, 7-13 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-15, was where the Warriors built it.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +60+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.3Season avg19.2Last 5

19.2 points a game over his last five games, against 8.3 in 64 earlier games. Today: 18 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Season avg16.0Last 3

16.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 25.5 in 47 earlier games. Today: 3 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Season avg37.8Today

38 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in 54 earlier games. Line: 21 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Anthony Davis leads the day with 43

Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 23, 41, 8, 13, 6, 39, 29, 23, 43Pelicans-Bucks · W
24.7 PPG season to date · +18.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Gilbert Arenas WAS, Feb 7, 2005: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Ties career high43 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 18, 22, 37, 26, 19, 22, 12, 36Warriors-Suns · W
23.8 PPG season to date · +12.4 vs his regular-season average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 18, 18, 11, 22, 16, 25, 28, 34Heat-Celtics · L
21.2 PPG season to date · +13.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Giannis AntetokounmpoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 11, 5, 13, 8, 19, 16, 5, 29Bucks-Pelicans · L
12.3 PPG season to date · +17.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 8, 15, 18, 12, 18, 26, 18, 26Clippers-Wolves · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Michael Carter-WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 2, 15, 7, 8, 16, 11, 16, 12, 25Bucks-Pelicans · L
14.8 PPG season to date · +10.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Mo WilliamsCHA+7.4 21.4 last 10 · 14.0 season
Danilo GallinariDEN+6.7 16.8 last 10 · 10.1 season
Jordan ClarksonLAL+6.3 15.7 last 10 · 9.4 season
Russell WestbrookOKC+5.9 33.3 last 10 · 27.4 season
Khris MiddletonMIL+5.4 17.9 last 10 · 12.5 season
Cold
Kobe BryantLAL−7.2 15.1 last 10 · 22.3 season
Arron AfflaloPOR−5.5 8.4 last 10 · 13.9 season
Dirk NowitzkiDAL−4.7 12.6 last 10 · 17.3 season
Ty LawsonDEN−4.5 11.5 last 10 · 16.0 season
Cory JosephSAS−4.2 3.6 last 10 · 7.8 season